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High Intensity Filament Lamp, by R. & J. Beck Ltd., London, c.1946

Inventory Number 53098


Subject
Lamps
Item type
Object
Provenance
Lent by the Royal Microscopical Society in 1970. Presented to the Society by Frederick John Aumonier, 1966
Primary inscriptions
"R & J. BECK. LTD. INTENSITY" on base.
Object type
Lamp
Dimensions
Height: 270mm Width: 270mm Depth: 180mm Weight: 4.75kg
Inventory No
53098
Accession Number
1970-101/part

Description

The lamp is in a housing mounted via a clamp to an iron pillar on a cast iron base. The light is transmitted through a condenser lens, and provision is made for filters to be placed in front of the lens. The lamp is associated with a transformer attached to a rough wood base.